When Jordan Spieth pushed his approach shot on the 10th hole into the greenside bunker on Sunday in the Masters, unable to take advantage of a rare mistake by Bubba Watson, the 20-year-old slammed his club to the ground in anger.

The frustration had been building, and he’d reached the breaking point.

“I wasn’t quite as patient today as I was the first three rounds, and holding my emotions,” Spieth said.

That’s what a stunning reversal will do. Leading by two strokes through seven holes because of some great shots, including holing out a bunker blast at No. 4 for par, Spieth’s lead was gone by the ninth.

Watson birdied the eighth and ninth, and Spieth bogeyed them, and the 20-year-old would never touch the lead again.

Spieth got as close as one shot with Watson’s bogey at 10, but squandered any chance when he dunked his tee shot into Rae’s Creek with a 9-iron shot from the tee. He ended up shooting even-par 72 and tied for second with Jonas Blixt.

“Obviously, I've worked my whole life to lead Augusta on Sunday, and although I feel like it's very early in my career, and I'll have more chances, it's a stinger,” Spieth said. “And I had it in my hands and I could have gone forward with it and just didn't quite make the putts and that's what it came down to.”

Stadler miffed at finish

Kevin Stadler had what could be considered a successful week. In his first Masters, he tied for eighth to secure an invite next year for those among the top 12. But he was hardly in the mood to hear the positives after opening with a double bogey and suffering bogeys on the last two holes in his round of 1-over 73.

The week that began with Kevin and Craig Stadler making history as the only son-father duo to compete in the Masters ended with Kevin brushing past his dad on the way to the scoring area.

“I was a little too (ticked) off to talk to him, really,” Kevin said. “But I’m sure I’ll see him in a minute … Unfortunately, I got a bad gene I inherited from him. He knows what’s going through my mind.”

Kevin Stadler said of his game for the week, “I made a lot of obvious rookie errors out there.”

Fowler falls back

Rickie Fowler watched his friend, Watson, earn another green jacket while the Murrieta native lamented not capitalizing on his best chance yet to win a major.

Fowler, 25, scrambled to a 1-over 73 despite hitting only four fairways at expansive Augusta. He ended up tied for fifth at 2-under, six back of Watson.

“It's a big step forward for me, especially after all these missed cuts,” Fowler said. “I've had to kind of grind it out and get on top of my game here … not to have my best and to kind of find my way around and salvage a good tournament.”

Older guys surge

Though Masters newcomers were the focus of the week, it was a good tournament for the 50-and-over set. Miguel Angel Jimenez, 50, finished solo fourth, while 56-year-old Bernhard Langer tied for eighth. Fred Couples, 54, was in contention, but faded with a 75 to tie for 20th. Jimenez shot 71 in the final round and Langer 69.

Westwood loses another

Lee Westwood lost by seven shots, but his remarkable run in the majors continues. With a seventh-place finish, Westwood earned his 12th top-10 since the 2008 U.S. Open at Torrey Pines. The Englishman, who has never won a major, has five top-10s in the last six Masters.